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01-12-2024 | Laser | Letter to the Editor

Planning my ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy: how much energy and time should I reasonably expect? Integrating the concept of laser energy consumption (J/mm³)

Authors: Etienne Xavier Keller, Jia-Lun Kwok, Frédéric Panthier, Eugenio Ventimiglia, Olivier Traxer

Published in: World Journal of Urology | Issue 1/2024

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Dear Editor …

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Title: Planning my ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy: how much energy and time should I reasonably expect? Integrating the concept of laser energy consumption (J/mm3)
Authors: Etienne Xavier Keller
Jia-Lun Kwok
Frédéric Panthier
Eugenio Ventimiglia
Olivier Traxer
Publication date: 01-12-2024
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Laser
Published in: World Journal of Urology / Issue 1/2024
Print ISSN: 0724-4983
Electronic ISSN: 1433-8726
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-024-04790-z

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